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 Sitting by the baptismal font and listening to the water took me to far away places. I found myself thinking about physical water and spiritual water. Spiritual water! Sounds odd, doesn't it? Yet there I was pondering the people who have helped to cleanse my wounds, people who give me a fresh and clean perspective on life, people who quench my thirst for peace and justice and places that fill me up in ways that are more difficult to articulate than you can imagine.
Several months ago I ended a sermon with something like, "If you feel like you're drowning in water, remember the living water of God and Jesus Christ." Believing that has helped me many times in my life. Knowing that there is a God and a Christ who look after me in the words and deeds and thoughts of humanity help me to face anything that comes my way.
Where is the living water in your life? Join us on Thursdays at 9PM (see below) as a way to sit in the quiet, living waters.
-Shawn
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Contemplative Prayer Services
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9PM Thursdays during Lent
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 Now you can connect with the Grace 20s/30s Group on Facebook! Keep up to date with coming events and ways to get involved by following this link and joining. Please email Nick with any questions. |
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Lenten Prayer Stations at Grace
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 Around the church are stations for personal reflection. You are encouraged to go to each station and there, use the activity as a potential vehicle in your spiritual journey. These stations are designed to open your mind to various possibilities and challenge you to think about life and Lent in different ways. It is our prayer they will help inspire you on your spiritual journey this year in Lent. Click here to walk these stations from wherever you may be. |
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Support the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
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Will you accept the Feinstein challenge?
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Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry is asking YOU to accept the Feinstein Challenge!
On March 1st, Philanthropist Alan Feinstein launched his annual $1 million national campaignto alleviate hunger. The Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry will receive a portion of the $1 million based on how much community support we receive between March 1st and April 30th. Please join the fight against local hunger by making a food or monetary donation before April 30th.
If making out a check at Grace, please write "Food Pantry" on the Memo line.
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Attention Amazon Shoppers!
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Participants in Upcoming Sunday Services
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March 23rd 10:30am Service:
ACOLYTES: TBA
MC/LEMS: Cyndy Reynolds; Cherryl Holt, Charlie MacDougall, Karen Mensch
LECTORS: Lascelles Anderson, Hollis Bernstein
INTERCESSORS: Sue Wells, John Seaton
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Scott Garman, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Jill Gimesky
USHERS: Laura Morgan Day, Sam Love, Alan Harvey, Donna Anderson
GREETERS: Ade Onayemi, Gloria Rayburn, Jane Shirley
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Adrienne Gervais, DeLacy Sarantos
March 30th 10:30am Service:
ACOLYTES: Phoenix Sullivan, Evan de Jong
MC/LEMS: Susan Hickey; Natalie Ratz, James Redden, Helen Thomason
LECTORS: David de Jong, Lil Hohmann
INTERCESSORS: Marilyn Wardle, Barbara Larsen
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Scott Garman, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Jill Gimesky
USHERS: Benjamin Daramola, Leslie Atwood, Kweku Leighton-Armah
GREETERS: Alice Leighton-Armah, Angela Billings, Norbert Teclaw
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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Wednesday Morning Eucharist
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7:00 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Schola rehearsal
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3:30 PM
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St. Giles Catechesis (MC & JC)
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6:00 PM
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PADS Overnight Shelter
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7:30 PM
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Staff Meeting
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11:30 AM
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Voice Lessons
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2:00 PM
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Evensong
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6:00 PM
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St. Giles Catechesis (JC)
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6:00 PM
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Healing Prayer Group
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6:30 PM
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SAA 12-Step Group
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7:00 PM
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Sight-Reading Club
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7:00 PM
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Adult Choir Practice
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7:30 PM
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A Lenten Service
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9:00 PM
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Friday, March 21, 2014
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Rector's Day Off
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SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop
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9:05 AM
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
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St. Giles Catechesis (LH & MC)
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9:00 AM
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Voice Lessons
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9:00 AM
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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9:30 AM
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
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The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all
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9:00 AM
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Coffee Hour
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9:30 AM
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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9:35 AM
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Sung Choral Eucharist
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10:30 AM
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Coffee Hour
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11:45 AM
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Finding God, Finding Grace
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11:45 AM
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Madrigal Rehearsal
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1:30 PM
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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7:15 PM
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AA 12-Step Group
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8:30 PM
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Monday, March 24, 2014
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Chess Camp
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8:00 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Voice Lessons
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2:00 PM
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EfM
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7:00 PM
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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Chess Camp
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8:00 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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7:00 PM
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Healing Song Circle
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7:30 PM
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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Wednesday Morning Eucharist
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7:00 AM
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Chess Camp
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8:00 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Kitchen Reserved for Grace PADS Cooks
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3:00 PM
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St. Giles Family Catechesis Presentation
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3:25 PM
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Schola rehearsal
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3:30 PM
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Grace Staffs PADS Shelter
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6:30 PM
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PADS Overnight Shelter
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7:30 PM
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Our Mission:
Grace Church seeks to bring God's love and Christ's teaching to all people, to become a passionately involved, intentional Christian community, to support the spiritual journey of each person, and to work toward reconciliation, peace, and justice in our world.
Our Core Values:
-Reach out to support our neighbors locally and worldwide as we seek to obey God's command to love our neighbors as ourselves.
-Encourage and support spiritual growth in all people while respecting that each person is at a different point in his or her spiritual journey.
-Work to be ever more present to and caring for each member of the Grace community and to be fully welcoming to all who enter Grace's doors.
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